12 Borough Dentists Cited By State Dept. of Education

  Abdullah Al Amin, Astoria
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042017; Cal. No. 16094
Regents Action Date: June 14, 1996
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of slapping a 7 year old patient in the face.
John F. McPartlin, Bayside
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035160; Cal. No. 16997
Regents Action Date: April 22, 1998
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of having been convicted of Assault in the Third Degree and Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree,
Class A Misdemeanors.
Timothy Slavin, Floral Park
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041601; Cal. No. 16958
Regents Action Date: February 10, 1998
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of failing to repay his student loan for dental education.
Ketly Nino-Fortune, DDS, PC 184-02 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica
Profession: Dentistry; Cal. No. 15720
Regents Action Date: April 29, 1997
Action: $1,500 fine, probation 36 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to provide proper follow-up after learning that an unlicensed person performed a tooth extraction on a patient, allowing an unlicensed person to perform dental examinations, allowing the name of an unlicensed person to be listed as a licensed dentist on an office sign, and failing to maintain a patient record that accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a patient.
Leslie Joseph, Queens Village,
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041436; Cal. No. 15806
Regents Action Date: April 29, 1997
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to comply with an agreement entered into in order to aid his dental education.
Mark J. Mergler, New York, NY, and Long Island City
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033031; Cal. No. 16605
Regents Action Date: June 12, 1997
Action: $500 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admits charges of errors on insurance claims.
Dennis Roland Piana, Flushing
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 032275; Cal. No. 16026
Regents Action Date: September 19, 1997
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 5 years, respondent may apply for termination of probation after 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having been convicted of Attempted Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree and Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child, class B misdemeanors.
Joseph Haimson, Jackson Heights
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 024479; Cal. No. 16357
Regents Action Date: November 14, 1997
Action: Application for consent order granted, 12 month suspension, execution of 10 months of suspension stayed; that the two month period of actual suspension shall commence on December 15, 1997 and shall conclude on February 14, 1998, probation 12 months.
Summary: Licensee admits charge of failing to make relevant patient records available to the Office of Professional Discipline.
Sok Han, Woodside, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043794; Cal. No. 15984
Regents Action Date: December 19, 1997
Action: Revocation, $20,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of defaulting on student loans for his dentistry education and failing to respond to a request for an interview with the New York State Education Department.
Paul A. Sadowsky
Middle Village
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037193; Cal. No. 15725
Regents Action Date: April 24, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 1 year of suspension stayed followed by, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been found by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law pertaining to controlled substances.
William J. Savran, Jamaica Estates
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 029032; Cal. No. 15706
Regents Action Date: February 7, 1996
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to a charge of having a conviction for mail fraud, a Federal crime.
Aaron Weiss, Far Rockaway
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021349; Cal. No. 15899
Regents Action Date: February 7, 1996
Action: Probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge that he indicated to a patient that there was no need for periodontal treatment when he had not thoroughly examined the patient